United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at MUBS
The Modern University for Business and Science has officially joined the United Nations Global Compact Network. We are pleased to be part of the United Nations Global partnership for promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals worldwide and the UN 2030 vision, the world›s largest corporate responsibility initiative - with nearly 12,000 business and non-business participants in 140 countries.
MUBS in line with its mission and vision will actively engage as a new member of the UN Global Compact Network Lebanon. And will be working determinedly on launching a series of initiatives with a number of fellow Global Compact partners in town.
A proud and highly committed member, Modern University for Business & Science will pledge to support the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact with respect to human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Advancing these principles within our educational sphere of influence, and in a show of commitment to stakeholders and the general public we serve. MUBS will take part in the activities of the UN Global Compact supporting the Network Lebanon in great efforts for implementing the Ten Principles, engaging in partnerships and communicating progress on corporate responsibility actions in Lebanon.
At MUBS we continue to thrive for excellence.The university through its faculties, schools, and centres will set a leading example of a socially responsible academic institution in the region.
MUBS: One of the Top Five Ranked Lebanese Universities in 2022 THE Impact Rankings
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance rankings that evaluate universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They use calibrated indicators to provide a comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.
THE Impact Rankings have ranked MUBS for the second year in a row, with a significant improvement in the ranking place among Lebanese universities in 2022. MUBS has risen from sixth to fifth place among Lebanon's only six ranked universities, which include AUB, University of Kaslik, Beirut Arab University, LAU, MUBS, and USG. To this end, MUBS is one of the top five ranked universities in Lebanon in this year's rankings, out of 1406 worldwide universities from 106 countries. Likewise, it has excelled in combating poverty, promoting gender equality, and reducing inequalities. In terms of gender equality, MUBS is ranked first in Lebanon.
The university achieved a number of notable rankings, including SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 3 (Good Health), and SDG 10 (Reducing Inequalities). It also received a perfect score for its relationships that support the SDGs. Consequently, MUBS has demonstrated a commitment to meaningful SDG education across all of its programs.
MUBS will continue to promote the SDGs in order to create a more sustainable, diverse, and inclusive community. It is determined and persistent in increasing the university's impact in its local and international communities, as stated in its mission and strategic plan. This achievement confirms that MUBS is a community of students, faculty, and staff who collaborate to address major sustainability barriers all over the world, particularly in Lebanon. For more about MUBS' efforts toward achieving UN SDGs, visit our page: www.mubs.edu.lb/sdg
THE Impact Ranking 2021
MUBS: One of the Only Six Lebanese Universities Ranked in 2021 THE Impact Rankings
THE Impact Rankings look at the role that a university plays in the society for a better and more sustainable future. These Rankings assess the university against the UN Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. In this year’s rankings, MUBS was one of the only six universities ranked in Lebanon among over 1100 worldwide universities from 94 countries. MUBS achieved a significant performance in combating poverty, gender equality, and reducing inequalities.
“I’m filled with pride as I share the news that MUBS was ranked for the first time by THE Impact Rankings 2021 as one of only six Lebanese universities (AUB, USJ, USEK, LU, IUL) to be recognized for their commitment to social development and educational access and quality” said MUBS Provost, Dr. Nael Alami. MUBS secured a number of top performances including a notable rank in the top 200 universities in SDG 1-No Poverty, top 300 universities in SDG5-Gender Equality, and the only Lebanese university that was ranked for this year in SDG 10-Reducing Inequalities. MUBS ranked among the top 1 % worldwide universities in providing education for students in developing countries. The University also received a full grade for teaching the next generation to adopt sustainability in their lives. MUBS has demonstrated commitment to meaningful education around SDGs across the university in all its programs.
MUBS will continue and develop the work in promoting SDGs for a more sustainable, diverse, and inclusive community. It has strong determination and persistence to increase the impact of the university in its local and international communities highlighted in its mission and strategic plan. This accomplishment assures that MUBS is a community of students, faculty, and staff who work hand in hand to help tackling sustainability major barriers all across the world and specifically in Lebanon.
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- Palmieri B., Saleh F., Benuzzi G, Mousa A., Shamseddine A., Al-Sebeih K. (2008). Polydimethylsiloxane: An effective immune adjuvant and slow-release cytokine medium for local cancer treatment. Journal of Carcinogenesis, 7, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-3163-7-5
- Saleh F., Palmieri B., Lodi D., Al-Sebeih K. (2008). An innovative method to evaluate the suture compliance in sealing the surgical wound lips. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(6), 354-60. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.5.354
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- Saleh F., Abdeen S. (2007). Pathobiological features of breast tumours in the State of Kuwait: a comprehensive analysis. Journal of Carcinogenesis, 6, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-3163-6-12
- Renno WM., Saleh F., Klepacek I., Al-Khaledi G., Ismael H., Asfar S. (2006). Green tea pain modulating effect in sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury rat model. Nutritional Neuroscience journal, 9(1/2), 41-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/10284150600576705
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SDG 4:
- Alami, N. H., Maddah, D., Rafeh, L., Fadel, M., Abi Ghannam, H., Karam, J., Fakhreddine, N. (2020). Addressing high dropout rates and barriers to tertiary education of students from vulnerable communities in Lebanon. Education and Youth Policy Research Program, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351868719_High_Dropout_Rates_and_Barriers_to_Tertiary_Education_of_Students_from_Vulnerable_Communities
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- Dawson, H., Alami, N., Bowen, K., & Maddah, D. (2019). The use of virtual reality for public health education with reference to Syrian refugee camps. Proceedings of the Virtual and Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Conference 2018, pp.73-81. https://doi.org/10.1255/vrar2018.ch8
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- Khansa, R. (2015). Teachers’ Perceptions toward School Counselors in Selected Private Schools in Lebanon. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 185, 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.03.411
- Bouzeineddine, S. F. (2012). The integration and the impact of environmental education in school curriculum.(c2012)
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SDG 5:
- Salem, G. and Azouri, A. (2015). Alternative tourism: An opportunity for Lebanese rural women to achieve gender equality. Faculté d’Information et Communication., 3.
- Maddah, D., Shaar, W., Alwan,N. (2018). The Perception of Students towards Women and the Perception of Women Themselves about Their Role and Status in Lebanese Rural Communities, The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies 6(3), 303–311. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324808394_The_Perception_of_Students_towards_Women_and_the_Perception_of_Women_Themselves_about_Their_Role_and_Status_in_Lebanese_Rural_Communities
SDG 8:
- Azouri, A., Daou, L. and Sleilaty, F. (2013). Employee engagement in family and non-family firms. International Strategic Management Review., 1(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ism.2013.08.002
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SDG 9:
- Mershad, K., & Hamieh, A. (2021). SDMS: smart database management system for accessing heterogeneous databases. International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Systems, 14(2), 115-152. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJIIDS.2021.114513
- Mershad, K., Cheikhrouhou, O., & Ismail, L. (2021). Proof of accumulated trust: A new consensus protocol for the security of the IoV. Vehicular Communications, 32, 100392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2021.100392
- Mershad, K., Dahrouj, H., Sarieddeen, H., Shihada, B., Al-Naffouri, T., & Alouini, M. S. (2021). Cloud-Enabled High-Altitude Platform Systems: Challenges and Opportunities. arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.02006
- Mershad, K. (2020). A framework for controlling the operations of sensor networks from the cloud. International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing, 18(2), 132-152. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJWMC.2020.105700
- Mershad, K., Damaj, A., Wakim, P., & Hamieh, A. (2020). Learn Smart: A framework for integrating internet of things functionalities in learning management systems. Education and Information Technologies, 25(4), 2699-2732. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-019-10090-6
- Mershad, K. (2020). SURFER: A secure SDN-based routing protocol for internet of vehicles. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8(9), 7407-7422. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2020.3038465
- Mershad, K., & Said, B. (2020, November). Utilizing Roadside Units and Software Defined Networking to Route Packets Efficiently in Internet of Vehicles. In 2020 IEEE/ACS 17th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AICCSA50499.2020.9316499
- Mershad, K., & Said, B. (2020, November). A Blockchain Model for Secure Communications in Internet of Vehicles. In 2020 IEEE/ACS 17th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AICCSA50499.2020.9316498
- Hamzeh, W., Mershad, K., & Vetohin,
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- Outay, F., Kamoun, F., Sommer, C., Jabeur, N., & El-Amine, S. (2019). Investigation of the impact of a wireless Fog Warning System with respect to road traffic on a highway. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 23(5), 893-899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-018-1151-4
- Mershad, K., Damaj, A., & Hamieh, A. (2019, October). Using Internet of Things for Automatic Student Assessment during Laboratory Experiments. In 2019 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (pp. 317-323). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISC246665.2019.9071654
- Mershad, K., & Hamieh, A. (2019, October). Using Internet of Things to Enhance Remote Experiments in Learning Management Systems. In 2019 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (pp. 458-464). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISC246665.2019.9071786
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- Mershad, K., & Wakim, P. (2018). A learning management system enhanced with internet of things applications. Journal of Education and Learning, 7(3), 23-40. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1170326
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- Mershad, K., Malluhi, Q. M., Ouzzani, M., Tang, M., Gribskov, M., & Aref, W. G. (2018). AUDIT: approving and tracking updates with dependencies in collaborative databases. Distributed and Parallel Databases, 36(1), 81-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10619-017-7208-y
- Mershad, K., Malluhi, Q. M., Ouzzani, M., Tang, M., Gribskov, M., Aref, W. G., & Prakash, D. (2018). COACT: a query interface language for collaborative databases. Distributed and Parallel Databases, 36(1), 121-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10619-017-7213-1
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- El-Amine, S., Galland, S., & Koukam, A. (2017). Demand for agent-based transportation models & social behavioral challenges. Procedia computer science, 113, 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.08.351
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- Mershad, K., Artail, H., Saghir, M., Hajj, H., & Awad, M. (2016). A mathematical model to analyze the utilization of a cloud datacenter middleware. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 59, 399-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2014.08.006
- Bazzi, A., & Onozato, Y. (2015). Preventing Attacks in Real-Time through the Use of a Dummy Server. In Autonomous Decentralized Systems (ISADS), IEEE Twelfth International Symposium on (pp. 236-241). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISADS.2015.36
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